World War II Honoree

Milton Weingarten

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Norden Weingarten, M.D.

Relationship

Son

SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY MAKING SEVERAL LANDINGS WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS AS A PHYSICIAN. HE WAS A SURGEON FOR THREE YEARS OPERATING ON THE MOST SEVERELY WOUNDED. RECEIVED TWO PURPLE HEARTS, ONE FOR A LANDING IN ITALY AND ANOTHER WHEN A GERMAN SHELL EXPLODED AND COLLAPSED A BUILDING HE WAS WORKING IN, WHICH CRUSHED HIS BACK. HE WAS TRAPPED FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE BEING RESCUED.